> Hello Maria,
Do the two volumes that you have mention the Romero, de la Torre,
Pena, and Camarena families? Is the book written in Spanish only?
Can you tell me the names of the books and where I can obtain them
(if the names I am researching appear in them). I know I can muddle
through the Spanish if the families I am researching appear there.

Thank you for the information.

Linda Romero

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> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:06:46 -0700
> From: mcortez
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> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] General Digest, Vol 51, Issue 2
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> Hello Alice,
>
> I have a copy of the only two volumes that have been published to
> date--Volumes 1 and 2.
>
> The first volume covers the history and social study of the original
> Spanish settlers of Los Altos de Jalisco. The area is comprised of 26
> municipalities in the State of Jalisco. It contains a few pedigree
> tables
> and genealogical facts, but it is more of a narrative on the
> history and
> only mentions individuals in their historical context as needed.
>
> The second volume contains the genealogies of the first settlers.
> Each
> chapter begins with the first Spaniard to settle in the area and
> lists each
> generation descended from that first couple. Some families are
> traced all
> the way to the 1900's. The chapters are in alphabetical order, as
> John
> Schmal describes in his post, ending with Gomez de Mendoza. The third
> volume was to continue alphabetically beginning with Gomez de
> Portugal, but
> hasn't been published to date.
>
> If you are doing research in any of those municipalities in Jalisco, I
> highly recommend these books.
>
> Maria Cortez
> Sacramento, CA
>